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   Im·pro·vise

   /ˈimprəˌvīz/

   

   verb

   • 1. create and perform (music, drama, or verse) spontaneously or without preparation: "he was improvising to a backing of guitar chords" Similar extemporizead libspeak impromptumake it up as one goes alongthink on one's feettake it as it comesinformal:speak off the cuffspeak off the top of one's headplay it by earbusk itwing it
   • ▪ produce or make (something) from whatever is available: "I improvised a costume for myself out of an old blue dress" Similar contrivedevisethrow togethercobble togetherconcoctrigjury-rigput togetherinformal:knock upwhip upfix uprustle up

   Word Origin late 18th century (slightly earlier as improvisation): from French improviser, from Italian improvvisare, from improvviso ‘extempore’, from Latin improvisus ‘unforeseen’, based on provisus, past participle of providere ‘make preparation for’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. improvisatorial adjective
   • 2. improviser noun

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2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPROVISE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 days ago · to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize. to improvise an acceptance speech. 2. to compose, play, recite, or sing ( verse, music, etc.) on the spur of the moment. 3. to make, provide, or arrange from whatever materials are readily available.

3. www.dictionary.com › browse › improviseIMPROVISE Definition & Usage Examples | Dictionary.com

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   Improvise definition: to compose and perform or deliver without previous preparation; extemporize. See examples of IMPROVISE used in a sentence.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › improviseImprovise - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of improvise. verb. manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand. “after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks”. synonyms: extemporize. see more. see less. type of: contend, cope, deal, get by, grapple, make do, make out, manage.

5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishimprovise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   [intransitive, transitive] to make or do something using whatever is available, usually because you do not have what you really need. There isn't much equipment. We're going to have to improvise. improvise something We improvised some shelves out of planks of wood and bricks. We hastily improvised a screen out of an old blanket.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishimprovise verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Check pronunciation: improvise. Definition of improvise verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIMPROVISE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   to make or do something without any preparation, using only the things that are available: For a football, we improvised with some rolled-up socks. improvise verb [I, T] (PERFORM) to play music or say words that you are inventing, not reading or remembering: The show is not scripted - the actors have to improvise. improvisation.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › improvisationImprovisation Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   1. : the act or art of improvising. 2. : something (such as a musical or dramatic composition) improvised. improvisational. (ˌ)im-ˌprä-və-ˈzā-sh (ə-)nəl. ˌim-prə-və- also ˌim-prə- (ˌ)vī- adjective. improvisationally adverb. Synonyms. ad-lib. extemporization. impromptu. improv. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.